The AEC is delighted to announce the new composition of the European Platform for Artistic Research in Music (EPARM) and the Pop and Jazz Platform (PJP) Working Groups.
The candidates, selected through the call for applications published in May,will be responsible for shaping and delivering the annual events of these platforms for the next three editions.
The European Platform for Artistic Research in Music (EPARM) is an annual AEC initiative that supports Artistic Research in Higher Music Education by encouraging the exchange of knowledge and outcomes, fostering new ideas, and strengthening both the discourse and the community around Artistic Research.
EPARM 2026 will take place from 9 to 11 April 2026 at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo (Norway).
The Pop and Jazz Platform (PJP) is an annual meeting organised by the AEC that aims to promote and support Higher Education in popular music and jazz by addressing educational, pedagogical, musical, and professional issues related to genre diversity.
The next edition of the PJP Meeting will be held from 12 to 15 February 2026 at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki (Finland).
Pop and Jazz Platform (PJP) Working Group
Jere Laukkanen
Working Group Chair
Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki (Finland)
Beatriz Laborda
Working Group Coordinator
AEC Office (Belgium)
Sopio Murusidze
Saradjishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire, Tbilisi (Georgia)
Marta Raviglia
Conservatorio di Musica Girolamo Frescobaldi, Ferrara (Italy)
Mario Carrillo
Centro Superior Música Creativa, Madrid (Spain)
Michael Kahr
Jam Music Lab – University for Jazz and Popular Music, Vienna (Austria)
Marloes De Nul
Student Representative
Conservatorium Maastricht (The Netherlands)
European Platform for Artistic Research in Music (EPARM) Working Group
Stephen Broad
Working Group Chair
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow (United Kingdom)
Beatriz Laborda
Working Group Coordinator
AEC Office (Belgium)
Paul Craenen
Royal Conservatoire, The Hague (The Netherlands)
Wei-Ya Lin
mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna (Austria)
Theodore Lee Parker
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Tallinn (Estonia)
Anne Gry Haugland
The Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen (Denmark)
Daniela Macchione
Conservatorio di Musica “Alfredo Casella”, L’Aquila (Italy)
Events Calls for contributions
The Calls for contributions for both PJP 2026 and EPARM 2026 will be open in the autumn of 2025.
Both Working Groups are coordinated by Beatriz Laborda (AEC Events Manager). She can be reached at beatrizlaborda@aec-music.eu
